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*                          Base Calculator v2.2                          *
*                 Copyright (C) 1993-2003, John Zaitseff                 *
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Welcome to the Base Calculator!  This application was specifically written
for you,  the computer programmer.   It provides you  with a full-featured
integer calculator  with not only the usual operations,  such as  addition
and multiplication, but also the most common logical operations.

Base Calculator understands that computers represent integer numbers using
different word sizes.   For this reason,  Base Calculator provides integer
word sizes of  8, 16, 32, 64, 96 and 128 bits, in both signed and unsigned
forms.   Base Calculator  can display  all of these numbers using decimal,
hexadecimal, binary and octal representations.

As well as  being  one  of the  best  integer calculators available,  Base
Calculator provides you  with additional value:  the complete,  documented
source code  (written in  Borland Delphi,  an  object-oriented  version of
Pascal) is supplied as part of the application.  This allows you to modify
Base Calculator to suit YOUR specific purposes (please see LICENSE.TXT for
the conditions  placed on you  if you do so).   This value is your's since
Base Calculator is licensed as free software under the  GNU General Public
License.


INSTALLATION
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Minimum Requirements
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Base Calculator requires the following in order to install and run:

  * A computer running  Microsoft Windows 95  or later,  including Windows
    NT 4, Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Home or Professional.

  * Approximately  3 MB  of disk space for a full installation,  including
    the application's source code, or 1 MB for a minimal installation,

  * A display  of at least  640x480  with  16 colours.   A 256-colour  (or
    higher) display is recommended.


Previous Versions
-----------------

If you have a previous version of Base Calculator installed, please remove
that version first, using the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs.


Installation
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To install Base Calculator,  simply run  SETUP.EXE.  You will be presented
with the following options:

  * Compact installation:  this  will  only  install  the  Base Calculator
    application and help file.

  * Typical installation: this will install the application, help file and
    the full application source code, for your perusal and modification.

  * Custom installation:  this allows you  to install  only the parts that
    you require.

If you are installing  Base Calculator  under  Windows NT 4,  Windows 2000
Professional  or  Windows XP Professional (or later),  you may need to run
SETUP.EXE as an administrator, depending on how your system is set up.


Uninstallation
--------------

If you need to uninstall Base Calculator for any reason,  you may do so by
using the Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs.


FEEDBACK
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Your comments, suggestions, corrections and enhancements are always warmly
welcomed!  Please send these to:

    Postal:   John Zaitseff,
              4 McCabe Close,
              Menai, NSW, 2234,
              Australia.

    E-mail:   J.Zaitseff@zap.org.au
    Web:      http://www.zap.org.au/software/basecalc/
    FTP:      ftp://ftp.zap.org.au/pub/basecalc/bscalc.zip